COALFACE WEDNESDAY.
Firstly, apologies for not being too active on here. Something I am determined to make more regular and turn into one of my better habits!
I introduce you to Coalface Wednesday. The perceived ‘hump’ in the week and an opportunity to share my findings on everything PE, children and activity related.
You see, and many of you won’t know, that as Inspired Schools has grown over the previous 8 years, I made a personal vow to myself……. In amongst the managing, paperwork, meetings, building new projects - I would always remain at the Coalface, working with children directly, at least once a week. I have stuck to this every week as I believe it keeps me at the Coalface, in touch with education, the ever evolving landscape and in some crazy way keeps me ‘down with the kids’.
First Coalface - probably one of the most controversial things that I dare talk about……
LUNCHTIME FOOTBALL
I get the concerns and issues raised every day by many schools we work with;
- Too competitive
- Longer First Aid queues 🚑
- Issues to sort out in the afternoons
- Balls flying everywhere ⚽️ ⚽️
But today has reinforced my belief in the value of that most controversial thing we talk about ⚽️
Man this game is competitive, all organised by the Year 6’s and it’s massively important! The look I receive by many when I mention ‘don’t worry what the score is’!! I see in front of me a child score a wonder goal and wheel away celebrating, finishing with the Ronaldo celebration, I see a keeper directing his defenders, players celebrating and children consoling. I see a Messi dribble.
For them this is a World Cup Final 🏆
If I could ask these guys in 10 years time what their most favourite part of school was I think I would know what some of them may say.
So….
Let them dream, let them play or just not practical and too many challenges and barriers?
Principal @ Wiluna Remote Community School | 2024 Regional School of the Year Co-Founder @Kocreate Events 40 Under 40|
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